Fuck Exchange Programs

TDK · 09-09-2010, 02:44 PM

Okay I'm all for mixing of cultures, but this is just ridiculous. I had a chemistry class today, and the TA, who was in charge of all of the students mixing chemicals, barely spoke passable english. I understood almost none of what she said, and apparently, despite having at least an undergrad degree in chemistry, she did not know the word "milliliter".

We were mixing hydrochloric acid, and she asked me "how many chlorine" I put in the solution.

It was extremely tempting to answer her question literally and say something like "32x10^23 of them." but I resisted.

Like seriously, this chick got hired by a goddamn university despite barely knowing enough english to have a conversation. I would go so far as to describe it as 'broken english'.

And yet she is expected to instruct a few dozen people on how to mix dangerous chemicals, including, in this case, ammonia and hydrochloric acid in fairly strong concentrations.

This is

I don't even

Has anyone else experienced stuff like this? I understand that the language barrier is something that has to be overcome and without people correcting you, its hard to pick up a language from being in a culture that speaks it, particularly english...

But you'd think for this particular position, they might consider someone who's just a LITTLE more fluent.

Edit: Originally the title was "Fuck foreign exchange programs" but that's not the kind of program my particular case is referring to.

This one just sounds dirty though.

09-09-2010, 02:44 PM	#1
TDK Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Reality Posts: 2,914	Fuck Exchange Programs Okay I'm all for mixing of cultures, but this is just ridiculous. I had a chemistry class today, and the TA, who was in charge of all of the students mixing chemicals, barely spoke passable english. I understood almost none of what she said, and apparently, despite having at least an undergrad degree in chemistry, she did not know the word "milliliter". We were mixing hydrochloric acid, and she asked me "how many chlorine" I put in the solution. It was extremely tempting to answer her question literally and say something like "32x10^23 of them." but I resisted. Like seriously, this chick got hired by a goddamn university despite barely knowing enough english to have a conversation. I would go so far as to describe it as 'broken english'. And yet she is expected to instruct a few dozen people on how to mix dangerous chemicals, including, in this case, ammonia and hydrochloric acid in fairly strong concentrations. This is I don't even Has anyone else experienced stuff like this? I understand that the language barrier is something that has to be overcome and without people correcting you, its hard to pick up a language from being in a culture that speaks it, particularly english... But you'd think for this particular position, they might consider someone who's just a LITTLE more fluent. Edit: Originally the title was "Fuck foreign exchange programs" but that's not the kind of program my particular case is referring to. This one just sounds dirty though.